Chapter 171: Want to Run? Too Late!

Fresh blood gushed from the neck of the headless corpse like a spring, staining the pale cyan bluestone floor around it a vivid red.

Beside the corpse stood Xu Jingming's towering figure, like that of a god.

The sacred golden Lei Ting swirling around his body formed a stark contrast with his blood-smeared scarlet right hand.

The whole venue fell silent; no one had expected the battle to end in an instant like this.

"Master Wu was just instantly killed?"

The corporate bosses who had been preparing to run earlier were all dumbfounded.

As corporate executives, they had seen their fair share of the world and had even befriended some ability-users capable of fighting across ranks.

But a Third-Tier lower-rank instantly killing a Fourth-Tier mid-rank — they had truly never heard of such a thing!

And now, this scene was actually unfolding right before their eyes.

"Xiaoyuan, is Xu Jingming really your high school classmate?" Lin Hai couldn't help but ask.

"Yes."

Lin Qingyuan's clear, large eyes were filled with shock as she nodded instinctively.

"Truly a hero born of youth — the young ability-users of today are actually this strong already."

Being the same age as Lin Qingyuan meant that, at most, Xu Jingming was only 19 years old.

At 19, he already possessed Fourth-Tier mid-rank combat power — enough to demonstrate Xu Jingming's terrifyingly formidable potential.

And what struck Lin Hai most was that Fourth-Tier mid-rank might very well not even be his limit......

"Regardless, Wu Hang has been killed, so we're safe now."

Lin Hai let out a sigh of relief.

Only then did he realize that, at some unknown point, his back was already soaked through with sweat.

With Wu Hang's death, most of the people present relaxed just like Lin Hai.

Of course, that did not include Leng Chang, who was the one being protected.

He could be seen staring fixedly at the corpse on the ground, his face full of disbelief.

Having been entrenched in Jin Ning City for nearly ten years, he had dealt with the Security Bureau before.

He knew their capabilities were limited and that it would be difficult to deal with Fourth-Tier mid-rank Wu Hang, which was why he hadn't been in a hurry to escape.

But Xu Jingming's appearance was undoubtedly a brutal wake-up call to him!

"Since when does the Security Bureau have such a monstrous figure?"

Leng Chang cursed inwardly, then quietly turned around, ready to flee.

"Hmph! Want to run? Too late!"

Xu Jingming, in his Thunder Extreme enhanced state, naturally noticed Leng Chang's little movement.

He raised his right hand and gently clenched it toward Leng Chang's direction: "Thunder Prison!"

Crackle-crackle—

Accompanied by a piercing thunderclap, a cage of golden Lei Ting radiating violent energy fluctuations locked Leng Chang in place.

Then Xu Jingming pushed off hard with his feet, and his towering body, like an iron tower, leapt up.

With a thud, he crossed more than ten meters and landed before Leng Chang, easily shattering the bluestone ground beneath his feet.

A pair of brilliant golden dragon-like vertical pupils looked down at him:

"Wu Hang is already dead. You'd best not make any rash moves.

Otherwise, I can't guarantee I'll hand you over to them for interrogation in one piece."

Leng Chang, as a key lead to finding the Tianming Sect branch, definitely couldn't be killed.

But chopping off an arm or a leg wouldn't be a problem.

Even cutting off all four limbs would be fine — after all, with psychic-type ability-users around, leaving just a head would suffice.

"I didn't expect the Security Bureau to have a bloodthirsty person like you too."

Leng Chang's face darkened; he knew he was thoroughly done for this time.

He didn't even throw out any harsh words, just withdrew his dagger and stopped resisting.

"A wise choice."

Xu Jingming split off a wisp of faint Doushen Shenlei from the Thunder Prison and channeled it into Leng Chang's body.

Under the penetration of the powerful thunder force, Leng Chang let out a pained grunt, hit the ground with a thud, and passed out on the spot.

"Next, all we need to do is wait for Cai Ju and the others to arrive."

Xu Jingming murmured inwardly.

His gaze swept across the room, only to notice that some of the entrepreneurs present seemed to be preparing to leave.

He couldn't help but frown, and the formidable Doushen Shenlei suddenly exploded outward.

Crackle-crackle—

Golden Lei Ting flickered and leapt through the air, weaving and combining with one another.

They formed a dense thunder net that spread out across the sky like a canopy.

After entering Third-Tier, without relying on combat techniques, Xu Jingming's ability could extend outward at most 30 meters.

In the Thunder Extreme enhanced form, this limit was 50 meters!

Thus, the already not-large exhibition venue was swiftly enveloped by the expanding thunder net.

At the same time, those who wanted to leave the scene were sealed inside.

"What's going on? The Tianming Sect people have already been captured, and you still won't let the rest of us leave?"

Some bosses who were eager to leave immediately changed expression at the sight.

"Until the matter is thoroughly investigated, no one is allowed to leave."

Xu Jingming's deep voice rang out.

Although the Public Security Bureau's investigation had only turned up one Tianming Sect member, Leng Chang.

No one knew whether there were other Tianming Sect people present.

If they let him go and the Tianming Sect branch learned that Leng Chang had already been captured,

then the upcoming operation to wipe out the Tianming Sect branch would very likely gain more variables.

Speaking of which, they had to thank Leng Chang for activating the signal shielding.

Otherwise, when he killed Wu Hang, the news here would probably have already leaked out.

"Anyone who forcibly leaves will be treated the same as a Tianming Sect believer."

After a pause, Xu Jingming added another sentence.

This caused some bosses near the Lei Ting electric net, who had been about to speak up and defend themselves, to immediately fall silent.

They resentfully shut their mouths and walked back.

Don't be ridiculous,

the last person treated as a Tianming Sect believer, Master Wu, had already become a headless corpse.

They didn't want to become the second Master Wu.

"Uncle Ma, squad leader, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to wait a little longer."

Seeing that no one spoke up to question him, Xu Jingming gave a slight nod and walked over to Lin Qingyuan and the others.

"No problem, no problem, it's only right." Lin Haima hurriedly waved his hand.

If earlier he could still treat Xu Jingming as his niece's classmate,

then now, facing Xu Jingming who had revealed his formidable strength, he couldn't muster even a hint of slackness.

Compared with Uncle Lin Haima, Lin Qingyuan, who had been Xu Jingming's classmate for three years, naturally didn't feel too much constraint.

But facing Xu Jingming's massive two-meter-two-tall body after entering the Thunder Extreme State,

Lin Qingyuan still couldn't help feeling tremendous pressure.

Among the girls, she was already considered tall at one meter sixty-seven.

But in front of the current Xu Jingming, she only reached his abdomen, looking as tiny as a little dwarf.

"Jingming, can you... can you return to your original form?"

Lin Qingyuan tilted her little face upward, feeling her neck was a bit sore.

Additionally, the formidable aura, similar to that of a top-tier fierce beast, continuously emanating from Xu Jingming's body,

made her skin crawl, and she even found it difficult to speak.

"I almost forgot about that."

Xu Jingming gave an embarrassed laugh, his gaze swept around, seeing that everyone had retreated back.

He then manipulated the Doushen Shenlei, shrinking the golden lightning net to within a 30-meter range.

Immediately after, he exited the Thunder Extreme State and returned to his normal body size.

"This should be fine, right?"

Xu Jingming casually took out a T-shirt from his spatial ring and put it on his bare upper body.

Because he wasn't wearing battle armor, his clothes had already been torn apart after entering the Thunder Extreme State.

"That's fine."

Lin Qingyuan let out a long breath, her considerable chest heaving up and down along with it.

"Speaking of which, you hid yourself really well, you're actually already a third-tier ability user."

Lin Qingyuan sized Xu Jingming up and down carefully, a strange glint in her beautiful eyes.

No wonder when she first came in, she had felt a deadly dangerous aura.

"But aren't you from Demon University? How did you get involved with the Public Security Bureau here in Jin Ning City?"

Lin Qingyuan immediately asked curiously.

"I received a mission from the school to come here to search for the Tianming Sect branch, and I need to cooperate with the Public Security Bureau."

With the mission target Leng Chang captured, Xu Jingming no longer needed to keep hiding it and briefly explained.

"I see."

Lin Qingyuan suddenly understood, clicking her tongue in wonder: "Worthy of a top-tier academy, even the missions arranged are this dangerous."

Their school also had a mission mechanism.

However, they were only missions to kill some low-tier fierce beasts, not involving high-danger-level missions like the Tianming Sect.

"But for such a dangerous mission, the Public Security Bureau didn't arrange anyone to assist you?"

Lin Qingyuan, who had only seen Xu Jingming fighting alone the whole time, couldn't help but slightly furrow her delicate brows.

"Assist personnel?"

Xu Jingming was slightly stunned.

Only then did he remember there was still a special operations squad outside, waiting for him to issue orders.

"Wait a moment, I'll make a call first."

Xu Jingming took out a special communication device unaffected by signal shielding and contacted the operations squad waiting outside.

In no time, the communication device connected, and Xu Jingming said briefly:

"It's handled here, you can come in directly."

"Huh?"

A clearly somewhat startled, puzzled voice came from the other end of the phone.